Řevnice

Řevnice ( German Řevnice ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It is located 24 kilometers southwest of the center of Prague on the Berounka and belongs to Okres Praha- západ.

Geography

Řevnice is located on the northeastern edge of the Brdywaldes on the right bank of the Berounka. In Řevnice the state roads cross 115 of Radotín after Hostomice and 116 of Beroun after Mníšek pod Brd. The town lies on the railway from Prague via Radotín to Beroun.

Neighboring towns are Rovina, Mořinka and Lety in the north, Dobrichovice in the northeast, Černolice in the east, in the southeast Řitka, Mníšek pod Brdy in the south, Halouny, Svinaře and Lhotka in the southwest, Zadnà Třebaň in the west and Hlásná Třebaň in the northwest.

History

First written messages over a under the patronage of the nunnery of St. George standing Kostelní village date from the 12th century. In 1253 Wenceslas I left the St. Maurice Church of the Cross with the Red Star. It is believed that the city was founded by Ottokar II took place. 1304 donated Wenceslas II parts of the market Hrzebnicz who possessed two churches at this time, the Cistercian Monastery Aula Regia. By John of Luxembourg in 1335, the market was given several privileges.

Operated in 1732 and expanded Charles VI. these rights and awarded the right to bear a coat of arms city. In the mid-18th century, the Romanesque Kreuzherrenkirche St. Mauritius and the Gothic Cistercian Church of the Virgin Mary were canceled and erected in its place the present Baroque church of St. Mauritius. With the construction of the railway from Prague in 1862 Řevnice entwickeltete by its location in the Berounka and proximity to the Karlstejn Castle and the Brdywald for their summer vacation in Prague. 1869 had Řevnice 675 inhabitants and was since the end of the 19th century as a market town. Since the beginning of the 20th century, the city grew and became a popular place to live. On November 1, 1968, the survey was conducted to the city.

Attractions

  • Dominican castle
  • Villa Zbiroh
  • Church of St. Mauritius, originally built in the years 1749-1753, it was built instead of two medieval churches

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Martina Navratilova ( b. 1956 ), tennis player
  • Ivan Řezáč (1924-1977), composer
Kraj Hectare Hostomice (Beroun District) Knights of the Cross with the Red Star Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor Bojanovice (Prague-West District) Davle Hostivice Hvozdnice (Prague-West District) Lichoceves Roztoky Slapy (Prague-West District)
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